Global Research Institute

W&M’s Global Research Institute is a multidisciplinary hub that brings together faculty, staff, practitioners and students to conduct applied research on pressing global issues. We generate insights on contemporary global questions while training the next generation of decision-makers and global citizens.

Each year, we support more than 50 student-faculty research teams. We give over 200 students hands-on research experience as paid staff members and facilitate around 1500 touchpoints with students across campus, fostering community, building career-readiness and promoting knowledge-exchange.

And we make an impact, delivering more than 100 briefings to policy makers annually and thousands of media hits for our research findings. What happens here has ripple effects that propagate from Williamsburg to the world, and we are excited to make our mark on the future. Grounded in 22 years of achievement, we are ready to accelerate to meet the next decade of global transformations.